The Ridgway Recordhttp://ridgwayrecord.com/node/5570/atom/feed2013-03-05T22:45:50-05:00CWD surveillance costly for PGC, Dept. of Agriculturehttp://ridgwayrecord.com/content/cwd-surveillance-costly-pgc-dept-agriculture2013-03-05T22:45:50-05:002013-03-05T22:45:50-05:00editor

Surveillance efforts to monitor for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) cost the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) hundreds of thousands of dollars last year, and expenses will likely continue to increase now that the disease has been detected in a small portion of the state's free-ranging deer herd.

Surveillance efforts to monitor for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) cost the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) hundreds of thousands of dollars last year, and expenses will likely continue to increase now that the disease has been detected in a small portion of the state's free-ranging deer herd.